PTM Journal Club: ROSC following Resuscitative Thoracotomy & Tibial IO’s in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Join us in our latest Pre-Hospital and Transport Medicine Journal Club, where we take a look at the most recent and relevant literature pertaining to the use of... Read more.
PTM Journal Club: BVM Ventilation and Refractory Shock in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
In this edition of PTM Journal Club explore the impact of bag-valve-mask ventilation as well as the use of lidocaine and/or amiodarone on the survivability of out-of-hospital... Read more.
BHP Corner: The Opioid Crisis
Opioid use disorder is a terrible disease that takes over people’s lives and leaves them overwhelmed, consumed by compulsions and cravings, and often alone.... Read more.
Change: Why Healthcare Reform is More Important Than Ever
As you’ve gleaned from the title of this blog post, today we are focusing our conversation on CHANGE; with a particular emphasis on its implications in healthcare.... Read more.
BHP Corner: Respecting Patient Preferences
Emergency medicine is a fast-paced realm where paramedics and medical professionals must make split-second decisions that often mean the difference between life... Read more.
BHP Corner: Decision Points in Cardiac Arrest
Case You and your partner arrive at a scene where a 67-year-old male had a witnessed collapse 5 minutes ago and CPR is in progress; he is in cardiac arrest. The... Read more.
A Comparison of Prehospital Pediatric Analgesic Use of Ketamine and Opioids
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Frawley, John et al. “A Comparison of Prehospital Pediatric Analgesic Use of Ketamine and Opioids.” Prehospital emergency... Read more.
A comparison of ketamine and morphine analgesia in prehospital trauma care: a cluster randomized clinical trial in rural Quang Tri province, Vietnam
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Tran, Kim Phung et al. “A comparison of ketamine and morphine analgesia in prehospital trauma care: a cluster randomized... Read more.
Prehospital Ketamine Use in Pediatrics
Goyal, Ashima et al. “Prehospital Ketamine Use in Pediatrics.” Prehospital emergency care vol. 27,3 (2023): 360-365. doi:10.1080/10903127.2022.2096161 ... Read more.
BHP Corner – Out of Hospital Discharge: Pearls and Pitfalls
Welcome Back to BHP Corner For those who are new to this segment of the EMOttawa Blog, here’s a little refresher. In the Base Hospital Program (BHP)... Read more.